| A | B |
|---|
| myth | story explaining a belief, ritual, or mysterious aspect of nature |
| tragedy | heroic characters & unhappy endings |
| satyr play | comic play; lewd treatment of religious and mythic themes |
| comedy | ordinary people as characters and happy endings |
| sphinx | mixture of lion& another animal or human being |
| repulse | driving back; repelling |
| sated | filled; satisfied |
| swagger | arrogant strut |
| comprehensive | including all of the relevant details |
| senile | mentally impaired |
| sententiously | in a trite & moralizing way |
| anarchists | people opposed to any kind of law or organized government |
| lithe | flexible and graceful |
| ode | provides the chorus's response to preceding scene |
| insolence | bold disrespect |
| waver | show doubt or uncertainty |
| transcends | goes beyond the limits of |
| diviners | people who claim to fortell the futre by interpreting signs |
| deference | courteous respect |
| malicious | mean-spirited |
| somberly | earnestly and solemnly |
| piety | dutiful devotion |
| vigil | purposeful watching and staying awake |
| transgress | disobey |
| wrath | intense anger |
| calamity | great misfortune resulting in immense loss and sorrow |
| recoils | draws back |
| defile | make dirty |
